Winter is coming and so your eczema is likely to get worse. Putting up with a chronic skin condition when the days are short and the weather is cold can lead to depression and ‘winter blues’.

Spanish researchers say that a Mediterranean diet, already thought to protect against heart diseases and cancer, may also help to prevent depression.

The research shows that depression was more than 30% less likely to develop in people who followed a diet high in vegetables, fruit and cereals, and low in red meat. For more information about this story follow this link – http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8290632.stm